The Near and Middle East are full of cities of proven antiquity, such as Byblos, Sidon, Jericho, Susa… Less well known is the city of Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, at the center of which is a fortified ...

Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell (a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot) in the Kurdistan region, Erbil ...

As the world’s earliest known civilization developed in Mesopotamia…as Genghis Khan worked to create the largest contiguous land empire in history…as the Ottomans occupied European and Asian lands for ...

A map of the northern Iraqi city of Erbil looks like a dart board: circles, radiating outward from a central core. The bull's-eye sits high on a hill, crowned by ancient walls. The Erbil Citadel has ...

Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell (a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot) in the Kurdistan region, Erbil ...

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - High on a rocky outcrop, just 50 miles from the fighting that is wrecking historic sites across Iraq, workers are busy laying out floor tiles, determined to save at least one ...

UNESCO in collaboration with the High Commission for the Erbil Citadel Revitalization (HCECR) reopened the site for public visitors. This effort comes within the framework of the project,” Support to ...

Two historic factories on opposite sides of the world were among several sites designated by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as World Heritage Sites in Doha ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Changes will be made to Erbil Citadel's interior design after the local ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Music and songs in multiple Kurdish dialects soared from the historic citadel of Erbil on Thursday evening as musicians put on a memorable concert that lingered in the soul ...